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US7988487B2
US7988487B2 US12/924,855 US92485510A US7988487B2 US 7988487 B2 US7988487 B2 US 7988487B2 US 92485510 A US92485510 A US 92485510A US 7988487 B2 US7988487 B2 US 7988487B2
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    • H01R—ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS
    • H01R12/00—Structural associations of a plurality of mutually-insulated electrical connecting elements, specially adapted for printed circuits, e.g. printed circuit boards [PCB], flat or ribbon cables, or like generally planar structures, e.g. terminal strips, terminal blocks; Coupling devices specially adapted for printed circuits, flat or ribbon cables, or like generally planar structures; Terminals specially adapted for contact with, or insertion into, printed circuits, flat or ribbon cables, or like generally planar structures
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    • H01R12/71—Coupling devices for rigid printing circuits or like structures
    • H01R12/72—Coupling devices for rigid printing circuits or like structures coupling with the edge of the rigid printed circuits or like structures
    • H01R12/722—Coupling devices for rigid printing circuits or like structures coupling with the edge of the rigid printed circuits or like structures coupling devices mounted on the edge of the printed circuits
    • H01R12/724—Coupling devices for rigid printing circuits or like structures coupling with the edge of the rigid printed circuits or like structures coupling devices mounted on the edge of the printed circuits containing contact members forming a right angle

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  • the present invention relates to a connector comprising a plurality of contact sets and, in particular, to an USB (Universal Serial Bus) 3.0 Standard-A receptacle connector comprising at least two sockets.
  • USB Universal Serial Bus
  • JP-A 2003-68407 discloses a double-stacked USB 2.0 connector which has a minimized footprint, the contents of JP-A 2003-68407 being incorporated herein by reference in their entirety.
  • JP-A 2003-68407 has a degraded signal transmission quality.
  • One aspect of the present invention provides a connector comprising a housing and a first contact set to a fourth contact set held by the housing.
  • Each of the first contact set to the fourth contact set comprises a plurality of contacts.
  • Each of the contacts has a connect portion and a terminal portion extending from the connect portion so that the contact has an L-like shape.
  • the connect portion is configured to be connected to a mating connector.
  • the terminal portion is configured to be connected to a connection object.
  • the connect portions of the first contact set to the fourth contact set are arranged in first connect row to fourth connect row, respectively.
  • the terminal portions of the first contact set to the fourth contact set are arranged in first terminal row to third terminal row.
  • the contacts of the first contact set include two first signal contact pairs.
  • the terminal portions of one of the first signal contact pairs and the terminal portions of another one of the first signal contact pairs are arranged apart from each other in the first terminal row.
  • the contacts of the third contact set include two third signal contact pairs. The terminal portions of one of the third signal contact pairs and the terminal portions of another one of the third signal contact pairs are arranged apart from each other in the third terminal row.
  • FIG. 1 is an oblique view showing bottom of a connector according to an embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIG. 2 is an oblique view showing top of the connector of FIG. 1 .
  • FIG. 3 is a front view showing the connector of FIG. 1 .
  • FIG. 4 is a bottom view showing the connector of FIG. 1 .
  • FIG. 5 is an oblique view showing a first assembly included in the connector of FIG. 1 .
  • FIG. 6 is an oblique view showing a first contact set included in the first assembly of FIG. 5 .
  • FIG. 7 is an oblique view showing a second assembly included in the connector of FIG. 1 .
  • FIG. 8 is an oblique view showing a second contact set included in the second assembly of FIG. 7 .
  • FIG. 9 is an oblique view showing a third assembly included in the connector FIG. 1 .
  • FIG. 10 is an oblique view showing a third contact set included in the third assembly of FIG. 9 .
  • FIG. 11 is an oblique view showing a fourth assembly included in the connector of FIG. 1 .
  • FIG. 12 is an oblique view showing a fourth contact set included in the fourth assembly of FIG. 11 .
  • FIG. 13 is a side view showing an arrangement of the first contact set to the fourth contact set of FIGS. 6 , 8 , 10 and 12 , respectively.
  • FIG. 14 is a schematic view showing an arrangement of connect portions of the first contact set to the fourth contact set of FIGS. 6 , 8 , 10 and 12 , respectively.
  • FIG. 15 is a schematic view showing an arrangement of terminal portions of the first contact set to the fourth contact set of FIGS. 6 , 8 , 10 and 12 , respectively.
  • FIG. 16 is an oblique view showing a first shell portion of the connector of FIG. 1 .
  • FIG. 17 is an oblique view showing a second shell portion of the connector of FIG. 1 .
  • FIG. 18 is an oblique view showing a third shell portion of the connector of FIG. 1 .
  • FIG. 19 is a bottom view showing a connector according to another embodiment of the present invention.
  • a connector according to an embodiment of the present invention is a double-stacked USB (Universal Serial Bus) 3.0 Standard-A receptacle connector (i.e. an USB 3.0 Standard-A receptacle connector having two sockets).
  • USB Universal Serial Bus
  • 3.0 Standard-A receptacle connector i.e. an USB 3.0 Standard-A receptacle connector having two sockets.
  • the USB 3.0 Standard-A receptacle connector includes five more contacts. Contact portions of the five contacts are located towards the front of the connector, while those of the four contacts are located towards the back of the connector.
  • the USB 3.0 Standard-A receptacle connector has a two-row (two-tier) contact system. Accordingly, the double-stacked USB 3.0 Standard-A receptacle connector has a four-row contact system.
  • the connector 100 comprises two sockets 102 and 104 which are receivable USB 3.0 Standard-A plug connectors, respectively, along the Y-direction.
  • the connector 100 is configured to be installed on a circuit board (a connection object: not shown).
  • the sockets 102 and 104 are arranged in the Z-direction.
  • the connector 100 of the embodiment is a right angle connector. In other words, a front portion of the connector 100 is matable with the mating plug connector along the Y-direction, while a bottom portion of the connector 100 is mountable on the circuit board.
  • the connector 100 comprises a structure 200 and a shell 500 covering the structure 200 .
  • the shell 500 comprises two opening portions 502 and 504 positioned on the front portion of the connector 100 .
  • the sockets 102 and 104 are positioned within the opening portion 502 and 504 , respectively.
  • the opening portions 502 and 504 define openings of the sockets 102 and 104 , respectively.
  • the structure 200 comprises a first assembly 210 to a fourth assembly 240 , being stacked in numeral order along the Z-direction.
  • the first assembly 210 comprises a first contact set 310 and a first retainer 410 retaining the first contact set 310 .
  • the first retainer 410 is formed of an insulator.
  • the first contact set 310 comprises five contacts C 11 to C 15 required only for the USB 3.0 connection.
  • the contacts C 11 , C 12 , C 14 and C 15 are signal contacts.
  • the contact C 13 is a ground contact.
  • the contacts C 11 and C 12 constitute a signal contact pair, and the contacts C 14 and C 15 constitute another signal contact pair.
  • the ground contact C 13 is arranged between the signal contact pair C 11 and C 12 and the signal contact pair C 14 and C 15 in an X-direction, i.e. in a width direction of the socket 104 , as shown in FIG. 3 .
  • Each of the contacts C 11 to C 15 has a connect portion 302 extending along the Y-direction and a terminal portion 304 extending from the connect portion 302 along the Z-direction so that each of the contacts C 11 to C 15 has an L-like shape.
  • the connect portion 302 has a contact portion 303 .
  • the contact portion 303 is configured to be brought into contact with a contact of the mating plug connector.
  • the terminal portion 304 is configured to be connected to the circuit board.
  • the connect portion 302 of the ground contact C 13 has a narrow part 306 .
  • the narrow part 306 is formed with two notches (two rectangular cuts), in opposite edges in the X-direction of the connect portion 302 .
  • the narrow part 306 and the terminal portions 304 of the signal contacts C 11 , C 12 , C 14 and C 15 are arranged in the same position in the Y-direction. In other words, when seen along the Z-direction, the narrow part 306 and the terminal portions 304 of the signal contacts C 11 , C 12 , C 14 , and C 15 are arranged on a straight line extending along the X-direction.
  • the first retainer 410 comprises a base portion 412 having a plate-like shape, four grooves 413 formed on the base portion 412 and positioning portions 414 formed on a top side and a bottom side (not shown) of the base portion 412 .
  • the base portion 412 has a front end in the Y-direction.
  • the base portion 412 retains the connect portions 302 of the contacts C 11 to C 15 so that the contact portions 303 of the connect portions 302 are arranged close to the front end of the base portion 412 .
  • the connect portions 302 of the contacts C 11 to C 15 of the first contact set 310 are arranged in a common row, i.e.
  • a first connect row RC 1 as shown in FIG. 14 .
  • the terminal portions 304 of the signal contacts C 11 , C 12 , C 14 , and C 15 are arranged in a first terminal row RT 1
  • the terminal portion 304 of the ground contact C 13 is arranged in a second terminal row RT 2 , as shown in FIG. 15 .
  • the terminal portions 304 of the signal contacts C 11 , C 12 , C 14 and C 15 and the terminal portion 304 of the ground contact C 13 are arranged in different rows.
  • the positioning portions 414 protrude from the base portion 412 , and are used as guides for stacking the second assembly 220 to the first assembly 210 , as explained later.
  • the second assembly 220 comprises a second contact set 320 and a second retainer 420 retaining the second contact set 320 .
  • the second retainer 420 is formed of an insulator.
  • the second contact set 320 comprises four contacts C 21 to C 24 used for both USB 2.0 connection and USB3.0 connection.
  • the contacts C 22 and C 23 are signal contacts and constitute a signal contact pair.
  • the contact C 21 is a ground contact.
  • the contact C 24 is a power contact.
  • the signal contact pair C 22 and C 23 is arranged between the ground contact C 21 and the power contact C 24 in the X-direction.
  • each of the contacts C 21 to C 24 has a terminal portion 304 and a connect portion 302 having a contact portion 303 .
  • the second retainer 420 comprises positioning portions 424 formed on a top side and a bottom side of the second retainer 420 .
  • the connect portions 302 of the contacts C 21 to C 24 of the second contact set 320 are arranged in a common row, i.e. a second connect row RC 2 as shown in FIG. 14 .
  • the terminal portions 304 of the signal contacts C 22 and C 23 are arranged in the first terminal row RT 1
  • the terminal portions 304 of the ground contact C 21 and the power contact C 24 are arranged in the second terminal row RT 2 , as shown in FIG. 15 .
  • the terminal portions 304 of the signal contacts C 22 and C 23 and the terminal portions 304 of the ground contact C 21 and the power contact C 24 are arranged in different rows.
  • the positioning portions 424 are depressions.
  • the positioning portions 424 of the second assembly 220 are mated with the positioning portions 414 of the first assembly 210 so that the second assembly 220 is stacked on the first assembly 210 correctly in place.
  • the connect portions 302 of the contacts C 21 to C 24 of the second assembly 220 are partially positioned in the corresponding grooves 413 of the base portion 412 of the first assembly 210 so that each of the contact portions 303 of the contacts C 21 to C 24 are positioned out of the grooves 413 in the Z-direction.
  • the contact portions 303 of the contacts C 21 to C 24 of the second contact set 320 are positioned at the back of the contact portions 303 of the contacts C 11 to C 15 of the first contact set 310 in the Y-direction.
  • the contact portions 303 of the contacts C 21 to C 24 are arranged farther from the front portion of the connector 100 than the contact portions 303 of the contacts C 11 to C 15 in the Y-direction.
  • the connect portion 302 of the ground contact C 13 of the first contact set 310 has the narrow part 306 as shown in FIG. 6 .
  • the narrow part 306 allows the terminal portions 304 of the signal contacts C 22 and C 23 of the second contact set 320 to be arranged in the common terminal row, i.e. the first terminal row RT 1 , without contacting the ground contact C 13 of the first contact set 310 .
  • the narrow part 306 allows the terminal portions of the signal contacts C 22 and C 23 to pass through the notches of the narrow part 306 .
  • the third assembly 230 comprises a third contact set 330 and a third retainer 430 retaining the third contact set 330 .
  • the third retainer 430 is formed of an insulator.
  • the third contact set 330 comprises five contacts C 31 to C 35 required for only the USB 3.0 connection.
  • the contacts C 31 , C 32 , C 34 , and C 35 are signal contacts.
  • the contact C 33 is a ground contact.
  • the contacts C 31 and C 32 constitute a signal contact pair.
  • the contacts C 34 and C 35 constitute another signal contact pair.
  • the ground contact C 33 is arranged between the signal contact pair C 31 and C 32 and the signal contact pair C 34 and C 35 in the X-direction.
  • each of the contacts C 31 to C 35 has the terminal portion 304 and the connect portion 302 having the contact portion 303 .
  • the connect portions 302 of the signal contacts C 31 and C 35 have two narrow parts 308 , respectively.
  • Each of the narrow parts 308 is formed with a notch (a rectangular cut) in the outer edge in the X-direction of the connect portion 302 .
  • the narrow parts 308 and the terminal portions 304 of the ground contact C 33 are arranged in the same position along the Y-direction. In other words, when seen along the Z-direction, the narrow parts 308 and the terminal portions 304 of the ground contact C 33 are arranged in a straight line extending along the X-direction.
  • the third retainer 430 comprises a base portion 432 having a plate-like shape, four grooves 433 formed on the base portion 432 and positioning portions 434 formed on a top side and a bottom side of the base portion 432 .
  • the base portion 432 has a front end in the Y-direction.
  • the base portion 432 retains the connect portions 302 of the contacts C 31 to C 35 so that the contact portions 303 of the connect portions 302 are arranged close to the front end of the base portion 432 .
  • the connect portions 302 of the contacts C 31 to C 35 of the third contact set 330 are arranged in a common row, i.e. a third connect row RC 3 as shown in FIG.
  • the terminal portions 304 of the signal contacts C 31 , C 32 , C 34 and C 35 are arranged in a third terminal row RT 3 , while the terminal portion 304 of the ground contact C 33 is arranged in the second terminal row RT 2 , as shown in FIG. 15 .
  • the terminal portions 304 of the signal contacts C 31 , C 32 , C 34 and C 35 and the terminal portion 304 of the ground contact C 33 are arranged in different rows.
  • the positioning portions 434 protrude from the base portion 432 .
  • the positioning portions 434 of the third assembly 230 are mated with the positioning portions 424 of the second assembly 220 so that the third assembly 230 is stacked on the second assembly 220 .
  • the ground contact C 13 of the first contact set 310 and the ground contact C 33 of the third contact set 330 are arranged to be close to each other or brought into contact with each other so as to be connected to a common connect portion of the circuit board.
  • the fourth assembly 240 comprises a fourth contact set 340 and a fourth retainer 440 retaining the forth contact set 340 .
  • the fourth retainer 440 is formed of an insulator.
  • the fourth contact set 340 comprises four contacts C 41 to C 44 used for both USB 2.0 connection and USB 3.0 connection.
  • the contacts C 42 and C 43 are signal contacts and constitute a signal contact pair.
  • the contact C 41 is a ground contact C 41 .
  • the contact C 44 is a power contact C 44 .
  • the signal contact pair C 42 and C 43 is arranged between the ground contact C 41 and the power contact C 44 in the X-direction.
  • each of the contacts C 41 to C 44 has the terminal portion 304 and the connect portion 302 having the contact portion 303 .
  • the fourth retainer 440 comprises positioning portions 444 formed on a top side and a bottom side (not shown) of the fourth retainer 440 .
  • the connect portions 302 of the contacts C 41 to C 44 of the fourth contact set 340 are arranged in a common row, i.e. a fourth connect row RC 4 as shown in FIG. 14 .
  • the terminal portions 304 of the signal contacts C 42 and C 43 are arranged in the third terminal row RT 3
  • the terminal portions 304 of the ground contact C 41 and the power contact C 44 are arranged in the second terminal row RT 2 , as shown in FIG. 15 .
  • the terminal portions 304 of the signal contacts C 42 and C 43 and the terminal portions 304 of the ground contact C 41 and the power contact C 44 are arranged in different rows.
  • the positioning portions 444 are depression.
  • the positioning portions 444 of the fourth assembly 240 are mated with the positioning portions 434 of the third assembly 230 so that the fourth assembly 240 is stacked on the third assembly 230 correctly in place.
  • the connect portions 302 of the contacts C 41 to C 44 of the fourth assembly 240 are partially positioned in the corresponding grooves 433 of the base portion 432 of the third assembly 230 so that each of the contact portions 303 of the contacts C 41 to C 44 are positioned out of the grooves 433 in the Z-direction.
  • the contact portions 303 of the contacts C 41 to C 44 of the fourth contact set 340 are positioned at the back of the contact portion 303 of the contacts C 31 to C 35 of the third contact set 330 .
  • contact portions 303 of the contacts C 41 to C 44 are arranged farther from the front portion of the connector 100 than the contact portions 303 of the contacts C 31 to C 35 in the Y-direction.
  • the connect portions 302 of the signal contacts C 31 and C 35 of the third contact set 330 have the narrow parts 308 .
  • the narrow parts 308 allow the terminal portions 304 of the ground contact C 41 and the power contact C 44 of the fourth contact set 340 to be arranged in the common terminal row, i.e. the second terminal row RT 2 , without contacting the signal contacts C 31 and C 35 of the third contact set 330 , respectively.
  • the narrow parts 308 allow the terminal portions 304 of the signal contacts C 41 and C 44 to pass through the respective notches of the narrow parts 308 of the signal contacts C 31 and C 35 .
  • each of the first connect row RC 1 to the fourth connect row RC 4 and the first terminal row RT 1 to the third terminal row RT 3 are extending along the X-direction.
  • the terminal portions 304 are arranged in zigzag manner when viewing along the Z-direction.
  • the second terminal row RT 2 consists of: the power contacts C 24 and C 44 ; and the ground contacts C 13 , C 21 , C 33 and C 41 , i.e. the second terminal row RT 2 of the embodiment doesn't comprise the signal contacts.
  • the number of the terminal rows RT 1 to RT 3 is smaller than the number of the connect rows RC 1 to RC 4 .
  • a size of the footprint of the connector 100 can be reduced.
  • Two terminal portions which constitute one signal contact pair are arranged in a common terminal row.
  • a signal transmission quality of the connector 100 can be better than that of a connector which comprises the two terminal portions arranged in different rows.
  • the terminal portions 304 of the signal contacts are arranged in outer row RT 1 or RT 3 extending along the X-direction.
  • a wiring pattern on the circuit board can be simplified and easily designed.
  • a distance between the terminal portions 304 of the signal contact pair C 11 and C 12 and the terminal portions 304 of the signal contact pair C 14 and C 15 are longer than a distance between the connect portions 302 of the signal contact pair C 11 and C 12 and the connect portions 302 of the signal contact pair C 14 and C 15 .
  • a cross talk (signal interference) between the signal contact pair C 11 and C 12 and the signal contact pair C 14 and C 15 can be reduced.
  • a distance between the terminal portions 304 of the signal contact pair C 31 and C 32 and the terminal portions 304 of the signal contact pair C 34 and C 35 are longer than a distance between the connect portions 302 of the signal contact pair C 31 and C 32 and the connect portions 302 of the signal contact pair C 34 and C 35 .
  • a cross talk between the signal contact pair C 31 and C 32 and the signal contact pair C 34 and C 35 can be reduced.
  • the terminal portions 304 of the signal contacts of the socket 102 and the terminal portions 304 of the signal contacts of the socket 104 are arranged in different terminal rows RT 1 and RT 3 . A cross talk between the terminal portions 304 of the signal contacts of the socket 102 and the terminal portions 304 of the signal contacts of the socket 104 can be prevented.
  • the first retainer 410 to the fourth retainer 440 are stacked in numeral order along the Z-direction so as to form the housing 400 .
  • the housing 400 holds the first contact set 310 to the fourth contact set 340 .
  • the housing 400 comprises the first retainer 410 to the fourth retainer 440 .
  • some members of the housing 400 or all members of the housing 400 may be formed integrally with each other.
  • a part of the first contact set 310 to the fourth contact set 340 or all of the first contact set 310 to the fourth contact set 340 may be formed by an insert-molding process.
  • the shell 500 comprises a first shell 510 , a second shell 520 and a third shell 530 .
  • the first shell 510 has a top portion, two side portions and a bottom portion so that the first shell 510 has an rectangular cylinder-like shape.
  • the first shell 510 covers the structure 200 along the X-direction and the Z-direction.
  • the first shell 510 comprises spring portions 512 , connect posts 514 and projections 516 .
  • the spring portions 512 are formed on the top portion, the side portions and the bottom portion of the first shell 510 and are configured to be contact with a shell of the mating plug connector.
  • the connect post 514 extends from bottom edge of the side portion along the Z-direction.
  • the connect post 514 is configured to be connected and fixed to the circuit board.
  • the projections 516 are formed on inner surfaces of the side portions of the first shell 510 and project inwardly along the X-direction.
  • the second shell 520 comprises a top portion, a front portion, a bottom portion and two tabs extending from the front portion. Each of the top portion and the bottom portion is formed with two spring portions 522 . Each of the tabs is formed with a hole 526 .
  • the second shell 520 is attached to the first shell 510 . In detail, the second shell 520 is inserted into the first shell 510 from the front of the first shell 510 along the Y-direction so that the projections 516 are positioned in the holes 526 . The second shell 520 is attached and fixed to the first shell 510 .
  • the third shell 530 covers the structure 200 in the Y-direction and holds the structure 200 .
  • the stacked retainers 210 to 240 are attached to the third shell 530 so that the retainers 410 to 440 are provisionally held by the third shell 530 .
  • the connector 100 of the embodiment is assembled by: attaching the structure 200 to the third shell 530 ; inserting the structure 200 and the third shell 530 into the first shell 510 from the back of the first shell 510 along Y-direction; and attaching the second shell 520 into the first shell 510 from the front of the first shell 510 along Y-direction.
  • the connector 100 of the present invention may comprise more than two sockets.
  • the connector 100 ′ comprises four sockets (not shown).
  • the first terminal row RT 1 ′ to the third terminal row RT 3 ′ are arranged in like manner of the first terminal row RT 1 to the third terminal row RT 3 , respectively.
  • the arrangement of the contacts of the connector 100 ′ can reduce a cross talk between the signal contact pairs.
  • a number of the terminal rows RT 1 to RT 3 , RT 1 ′ to RT 3 ′ are minimized, as compared to a number of the connect rows RC 1 to RC 4 , RC 1 ′ to RC 4 ′ (not shown).
  • a size of the footprint of the connector 100 ′ can be reduced.
  • Each of the sockets of the connector may be turned upside down.

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